Seat for golf carts



the .vehicle and ntilizedjto provide a seattor .spectatorA at .various sporting .events Patented June 10, 1952 nU-Nzl PAT-ENT AQFF2I CE 2,599,928 .:SEALFQB GOLFx oni/trs lLloydjlf". Lyons, Imilos Angeles, Calif. ApplicntioniMarch 15,1949, Snam@ A81,597

iolciaims. (o1. 15s-80) ,il This .invention relates to A.jin iprjoveirrents, in seats and more. particularly; to, inip ments. in a de xnountable .seat adapted kg to Joe .,utiliged .I in conjunction ywith a .w1 Leendevehicle.2y ,and also; t@ be. used asa. eldseat; innthetQbSlfg'vtiOIl. 0. :,Slh activities as horse racesl andytraok meets.

.In .'.order .to v`clearly ,illustrate .the manner i of construction andfmodel Opnerationnfnrnv .invention lI. describe. it asbeingrutilizndnn. QQIljllIiQtlOn with a golf. cart; butitis, f.ofjcourse, ohvious that a seat constructed in .raoooldalie with my invention. issusceptible. ofapp1icati0nito einen vehicles.

.The .increasedpop11larity;of. ,the ligament Egolf and the t resultant shortage sof i addies. available .to .assist the :playerfinalrying shigQlf gbag around .the course g have resnltedj in theA almost universal l.aeceptanqapof .golf carts which are adapted .to carry the golf bag Aof ;a` p layer nand which canV be easi1yp11l1ed.;aorossthe-golf v`coiirse .witha mininmrnexpenditure ofenergy. However, thecrowdingoLgolf oourses duett Ithe aforementioned increasedtpopularity ofthe .gaine has. resulted invlongrwaitst While theltplayersvvait for. othersand thenmenibers-of-thr @wntgroup siderable exnenditurezofienersyands/inte a fewibencnes arerrovideglfat the-.tee fQrthamayers, the fatigue .induced loy vstanding Varound .waiting fonhs thantetonterff, Willi ,frequently `tire anlayer slin'icientlv sof as. tQiadVrSel-tefect his gamev It is, therefore,` a primagy; object 0f my` invention Y to provide fa demountablerseat for .a Qgolf cart-which is adapted-tobeseoured t thelfrme of the cart and ,vvhioh Willprovide a' resting place for the player.utiliaingtheartwhen he isv delayed at any point upon the ,.golf., course.

Golf carts have been providedf inlthe 4past Which embodied,I asla part ofY their integral strucvide a demountablerseat for ,a wheeled vehicle,

such4 as, a ,golfy cart. which can ,he removedfrorn a An Vadditional object of ,-Inyinventionisthe ,provision'offal demountable seat, for agolioart or similarwheeled Vehicle .which provided with supportingineans which are adapted. to loe/folded into parallelism (with the `n iain structure lof saidseatfto y facilitate theV transportation, thereof. vA furtherY object of my invention is the: provision lof a seat adapted tohe'utizedjinfqonjunctionwith a, golf oartandwhichincorp "tes resilient .supporting vmeans' adapted to'raise he seat from an operative to an inoperative position when the userV ofthe ,seatremoves his yht therefrom.

Another object of my invention, the` provision of A a Ademounta'Jole seat for' avwheelerd vehicle .E which Aispivotally,mounted nponthesuppor ng meansattaohing said seattonsaidw eeled. e-

` ,predetermined position of; adjustment hiclel .to permitthe v'disposition ,of 4said supper, ng

rneans .in one of a Aplurality ofv operating.' nos ons in-'respectto said seat.V i

A further object of my invention isthe'provision 0f a -dernountableseat fora Wheeledvhiclemhiqh is pivotallyniountedupon resilient, jelongatedgsupporting meansand which isnrovidedWithlnositioning. means adapted t0 secllreg's'aid .seat .a restrict to Said supporting means..whe1. Said. Se@ slmdltllted uponsaid Wheeledvehile.

An additionalv object of Amy invention theproyvisionlofa demountable seat for al Wh led vehicle w'hch is. composedof a minimum niunberofisimlwhich .can .be .manufactured and. sold ,at .mederae Acost. Other4 objects andadvantases of my .invention x vvill be made apparent frornthre following speeication and the accompanying drawing, which is thereto;

for thepurpose of illustration only, and in which: Fig. lis a side elevational View of a conventional golf cart showing 2,.Seat constructed inraocordance WithQmy invention -dernountahly attached V1 i`,f. 21is.` an, enlarged, vfragrnentary plan v'View taken' from the; broken A1i n e"2"2 of-Fi`g.1; Fig. ,3 is av fragmentary, A'side elevational- View tivities; and

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary, plan view showing an alternative embodiment of the mounting means of my invention adapted for use with a golf cart having a double frame structure.

Referring to the drawing, I show a golf cart IU of a conventional type which includes a frame, indicated generally at II, in which a golf bag` I3 is adapted to be positioned to permit said golf bag and clubs I4 contained therein to be readily moved by a player from place to place on the golf course. f

The frame I I of the golf cart includes an elongated, substantially vertical tubular member I6 intermediate the ends of which is secured av collar I1 which provides brackets I8, only oneof which is shown, adapted to permit the pivotal and retractible mounting of wheels 20 by means of a linkage I9. Pivotally secured to the upper end'of the tubular member .I6 andadapted to be adjusted in' reference Vthereto is a handle 22 which is grasped by the player when he desires to pull the cart I around the course uponthe wheels 26. Fastened to the upper end4 of the tubular member IEYadjacent the end of the handle 22 isa spring clip 23, welded or otherwise aixed to the tubular member I6, which positions the upper end of the golf bag I3 uponthe golf -cart III while a strap 25 secures the upper end of said bag to the tubular member I5. A clip and strap combination 26 secures, the lower end of the golf bag I3 to the lower end of the tubular member IS of the golf cart I0.

Fastened to the frame II of the golf cart I8 intermediate the upper and lower ends of the tubular member I6 is a demountable seat 30 which includes mounting means 32 adapted to securely position supporting means 33 attached to a seat member 34 which has rigidly xed to the under side thereof a ground-contacting standard 35 designed to space the seat member 34 a predetermined distance above the ground when the weight of the user thereof is imposed thereupon. The ground-contacting standard 35 is provided with a base 36 adapted to prevent the penetration of the standard 35 through the turf or ground upon which the standard is imposed.

The mounting means 32 includes an elongated strap member 38 which is disposed transversely of the vertical axis of the tubular member I6 of the frame II and is securely fastened thereto by means of a clamping member 39 which secures the mounting means to the periphery of the tubular member I6 intermediate the upper and lower ends thereof; The elongated strap 38 is provided with a centrally located opening 4I, which is adapted to permit the strap 38 to be secured to the clamping member 39, and locating holes 42 disposed on opposite sides of the opening 4 I.

The clamping member 39 includes a substantially U-shaped strap 44 having feet 45 with holes 46 formed therein adapted to permit the reception of the shanks of bolts 41 which 4secure the strap 44 in operative relationship with a substantially T-shaped block 48 the end of whose leg is provided with an arcuate recess 49 adapted to conform to a portion of the circumference of the tubular member I6 of the frame II of the golf cart l0 and to define in conjunction with the arcuate inner surface 50 of the strap 44 a circumference conforming to the peripheral cir-- cumference of the tubular member I6. The. U-shaped strap 44 and its mating block 48 are locked upon the tubular member I6 by means of nuts I threaded upon the projecting ends of the bolts 41.

' axis of the tubular member I6. However, when the demountable seat is removed from the tubular member I6 the strap l38 may be swung 90 as shown at 38 in Fig, 2 of the drawing to facilitate the transportation of the golf cart.

The opposite ends of the strap 38 of the mounting means 32 are twisted as indicated at 55 for a purpose which will be described in greater detail below. Formed in the ends of the strap 38 are open ended slots 56 which are adapted to receive the innerend ofthe supporting means 33.

The supporting n means n33 includes elongated, resilient rodsY 58 the inner ends 59 of which are threaded and 'provided with cooperating positioning nuts 60and thumb nuts 6I. Thus, byinserting the ends 59 of the supporting rods 58 in the slots 56 and adjusting the positioning nuts 60 against the surfaces of the Yends of the strap 38 and tightening up the thumb nuts `6I the ends 59 of f the vsupporting rods may be securely fastened to the ends 55 of the transverse strap 38.

Secured to the under side of the seat member 34, as by means of screws 63, are spaced brackets 64 which have openings 65 adapted to receive the outer ends 65 of the supporting rods 58. Asbest shown in Fig. 4 of the drawing, the outer ends of the supporting rods 58 are provided with rightangle bends andare threaded to receive thumb screws 61 which are adapted tosecure the ends 66 of the rods 58 in the openings 65 of Vthe brackets 64. Thus it can be seen that theseat member v34 is supported in a transverse position upon the outer ends of the supporting rods 58 and is adapted vto have the said rods pivot into a variety of `operating positions inV the brackets 64. However, in order to firmly position the seat memberr34 upon the Vouter ends 66 of the Vsupporting rods58 when the demountable seat structure is attached to the vgolf Ycart I0, the brackets 64 are provided with positioning means in the form of arcuate depressions 10 which are adapted to receive the end s'fofwthe' supporting rods 58 and to hold the seatmember `34 in, a predetermined position in respecty to said ends when the thumb nuts` n61 are tightened vupon the threaded ends 66 ofthe supporting rods 58. In this inanner, the inadvertent pivoting of the seat member 34 upon the outer Vendsof the supporting rods V58 is preventedwhenthe weight o f the user thereof is imposedthereupom The significance of the twistedends 55 of the transverse strap38 cannow bebest appreciated by consulting Figs. 1 and 3V ofthe drawing which show that the ends 55 of the transverse strap 38 cause the supporting means 33, as embodied in the elongated, resilient supporting rods 58, to be upwardly directed at an `angle divergent from thatV in which they would be positioned if the ends 55 of the transverse strap 38were not so off-set. In this manner, the base `:i6-0f thevground-contacting standardA 35 maintainedV a -predeter mined Vdistance above thesurface of the Y ground when the seatingfapparatusisnot innse.- Thus, when the seatisnot in',use thesbase `3 6 of the :ground-contacting standard 35 will not drag along -35jto contact thesurfaceof the ground. When theindividual sitting. on the seatl memberl3`4 lifts himself therefrom -theseat: member 34 will be lifted upwardly by the action of the resilient, supporting rods 58 to lift the basef36 of the standard verse strap 38 to be released from the cart I0. y

However, the clamping member 39 may be left as a permanent installation upon the tubular member I5 and the unthreading of the thumb nut 53 from the stud 52 will be sufficient to permit the transverse strap 38 to be disengaged therefrom. When the disengagement of the transverse strap 38 from the clamping member 33 has been accomplished the thumb nuts 61 which secure the outer ends 66 of the supporting rods 58 in the positioning depressions 10 of the brackets 64 may be released to permit the supporting rods 58 to be pivoted into a position where they are substantially parallel with the ground-contacting standard 35. When the demountabley seat 30 has been folded up in this manner it may be readily transported from place to place.

In addition to being capable of being utilized in conjunction with a golf cart or similar wheeled vehicle the demountable seat 30 can be utilized as a field seat at various athletic performances. When the seat 38 is so used, the supporting rods 58 may be removed or may be kswung down into the position indicated in Fig. 5 where the ends 59 of the supporting rods are brought into contact with the surface of the ground. When the weight of the user of the seat is imposed upon the seat member 34 the ends 59 of the rods 58 will be forced into the ground. If the transverse strap member 38 is used upon the supporting rods 58 as indicated, it and the positioning nuts and stop nuts 50 and 6| will prevent the ends of the rods 58 from penetrating so deeply into the ground as to place the seat member 34 at too sharp an angle to permit the user thereof to sit comfortably thereupon.

As best shown in Fig. 6, a mounting means 1I, in which like parts are designated by identical reference numerals previously utilized in discussing the mounting means 32, is adapted to be utilized in conjunction with a golf cart having two tubular frame members I6 instead of one is best shown in Fig. 6. of the drawing. The tubular frame members l5 may be connected to each other by means of transverse stiffeners, not shown, fastened between the upper and lower ends thereof or by any other conventional means. The mounting means 1l includes a transverse strap member 38 adapted to mount elongated, resilient supporting rods 58 and has two cl-amping members 39 adapted to permit the transverse strap 38 to be rigidly mounted upon each of the tubular members I6. Other modifications can be made in the mounting means of the demountable seat which will :permit ita toxbezruniversallymounted upon a wide variety offtypes-of .golf carts.'`

.Although I have shown'A andldes'c'ribed la pref erred 'embodiment ,of my. inventionfx for theV .purposeofuillustrating the manner of construction andmodeof;operation of-fsaid-invention, it is obviousthat'` changes,modications and alterations may bef'made in thespecilicelements and `details thereof'andlrtherefore, do notwish .to be limited to such specific l details and elements, but :prefer rather to be `afforded v@the full scope of .th'ez vfollowing-claims.

claim-f as my-linfvention: Y

f- 1.v In-a fdemountable seat :adapted to be supported upon and carried by av-wheeled vehicle, the combination of la substantially: vertical, ground-contactingstandard; a seat member secured upon the upper end of said standard; mounting means adapted to be connected to said vehicle; and elongated supporting means having one end connected to said seat member, said elongated supporting means including spaced rods having said seat member pivotally mounted on their outer ends and their inner ends rigidly connected to said mounting means.

2. In a demountable seat adapted to be supported upon and carried by a wheeled vehicle. the combination of: a substantially vertical, ground-contacting standard; a seat member secured upon the upper end of said standard; elon gated supporting means having one end connected to said seat member, said elongated supporting means being resilient and normally adapted to support said seat upon said Wheeled vehicle with said ground-contacting standard clearing the surface of the ground.

3. A combination as defined in claim 2 in which said resilient, elongated supporting means have said seat pivotally mounted on the outer ends thereof.

4. A combination as defined in claim 3 in which said seat is provided with positioning means adapted to prevent the pivoting of said seat upon the outer ends of said supporting means when said seat is secured to said wheeled vehicle.

5. In a wheeled vehicle, the combination of: a main frame; mounting means attached to said frame; elongated, resilient supporting means attached to said mounting means; a seat member secured to the end of said supporting means; and ground-contacting means secured to the under side of said seat member adapted to contact the surface of the ground when a load is imposed upon the surface of said seat member to downwardly deflect said elongated, resilient supporting means.

6. A combination as defined in claim 5 in which said seat member is pivotally secured to the outer end of said supporting means.

'7. A combination as dened in claim 6 in which said seat member is provided with positioning means adapted to secure said seat member in a predetermined position of adjustment upon the outer end of said supporting means.

8. In a wheeled vehicle, the combination of: a main frame; mounting means secured to said frame intermediate the ends thereof; said mounting means including clamping means encompassing said frame; elongated, resilient supporting means attached to opposite ends of said mounting means; a seat member secured to the ends of said supporting means and extending transversely of the axis of said frame; and

giuiid-cotacting means secured to the Yunder side of said seat member. l v

9. A Ycombination as defined in claim 8 .in Vwhich said'zseat member :is pivotaliy secured to the ends of said supporting means to permitsaid supporting means, whenV detached from the, vehicle, to be disposed in oneA ofV a Vplurality of seats-supporting Vpositions and to permit' said supporting lmeans to be folded into parallelism With said` ground-contacting means to facilitate transportation of said seat member.

10. A combination as dei-ined in claim 9 in which said seat member is provided'with seat- Y LLOYD F.LYONS.

f"Ifile vfollowing references Yarev oi record in the 'ile Qfhis patenti Y Number .QUNITED STATES'ATENTS t Number Y 347,927Y

; Name Date Esser s Aug. 24, 1886 Barber Dee. 11, 1888 Liden Apr. '7, V1908 Sutphen Mar. 16, 17.948 YFOREIGN PATENTS Country Date.

Great Britain v Apr. 22, 1926 

